Keira's Plan
Keira had a plan, and that plan was called "Patrick O'Mally". It mainly involved the estate pool, a new bikini and the hot-tubs!
Poor Patrick didn't really stand a chance!
Keira moved into her father's house during her A levels, ostensibly to give her mother and father "personal space", but really so she could move Patrick in.
They took a gap year together - visiting all three vacation hoods (which I appear to have lost the pictures for :( ). Keira proposed to Patrick during those trips, and upon their return they started Uni together. In their fresher year they lived in dorms with (among others) Violet, who took a major interest in Patrick.
Dorm Life
Patrick, you probably don't want to let Keira catch you playing "footsie" with Violet.
Remember Keira? Your financee ... she's sat on your right!
Not long after that picture Keira (Maths major) had to explain to Patrick (Arts major) what a "2% failure rate" meant. I don't think he ever understood the maths, but he did get the point that they would have to move out of dorms for their second year.
Sinead O'Mally was polite enough to wait until after Patrick's and Keira's end-of-semester exams to be born, but didn't wait until they were back in their digs, preferring to arrive on the pavement!
Patrick and Keira were married after their finals (which were conveniently scheduled for the morning), they had a simple wedding (and took the "sawn-off double barrelled" surname of "O'Reilly")
Left to right, back to front: Brandon and Siobhan Olfonse (bride's parents), Katheryn and Sean O'Mally (groom's parents), Violet Mulligan (bridesmaid, ex-dormie and best friend), Dougal O'Mally (bestman and younger brother), Keira Reilly (bride) and Patrick O'Mally (groom)
Additional Wedding Pictures
Which turned into a not-so-simple reception
Reception Pictures
With the arrival of Aisling ... but Patrick seems happy enough :)
Everyone got an automatic +20 relationship with the new baby, so the reception ended as a roof-raising party!
InTeen had the last laugh. In the excitement I'd forgotten several things a) to reset Keira's biological clock, b) that by not booking a honeymoon, they'd get whisked off by Limo for a few hours, and c) the "risky honeymoon package", so when they returned the baby chimes played!
Keira was sad to leave her final year digs - there are lots of happy memories there (she graduated with a husband, a toddler, a baby, a baby bump and a 4.0) - but the University said they had to move out.
Things didn't go exactly to plan (boyfriend, gap year, uni, graduate, job, wedding, honeymoon, children) - boyfriend, gap year, uni, child, graduate, wedding, child, honeymoon, pregnant, maternity leave - but she's not complaining!
Moving Out
"And you're sure this is just the 'absolute essentials'?"
"Don't argue love, just pack the car."
"You do know that I'm only going to be a couple of hours behind you in the van with the rest of our stuff?"
"Yes. Now just be a good boy and pack the car!"
When Keira finally arrived at her father's old house in Seahouses Bay, Patrick had it all planned out ...
Moving In
"It'll be a squeeze, but we'll manage ... I know how much your Dad's old house means to you ..."
"P-"
"... the new baby can be downstairs initially, ..."
"Pat-"
"... and the girls can share the larger front bedroom, ..."
"Patri-"
"... we'll snuggle into the back room ..."
"Patrick!"
"... and then we'll just have to get the kids bunk beds ..."
"TWINS!"
"Twins?"
"Now I have your full attention darling, we're going to have to move."
The O'Reilly's now live in a detached house at the edge of the estate, backing onto the fields around the wind-farm.
Current House
They still have the same car, and Patrick still has his old lemonade stall!
Patrick and Keira have just returned from a second-honeymoon. Needless to say, Keira is expecting.
(Left to right - Aisling, Patrick, Keira, Deaglan and Eibhleann. Sinead is at Uni.)